The Lectures on Faith teaches that, a religion that does not require the sacrifice of all things never has the power sufficient to produce the faith necessary unto life and salvation. But how much

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Have you ever had anyone ask you what is scripture? For such a short question it has the possibility to open up into thousands of answers. For Latter-day Saints, it can be defined as whatsoever [Go

Introduction: The world of the Old Testament, like our own day, is swimming in violence. From the direct and intimate violence of person-to-person interaction to the structural violence that reinforce

Moses 7 features Enoch, a figure that receives scant attention in Genesis, but has an overwhelming impact on the Pearl of Great Price. Importantly, Enochs experience with God also shapes how we view

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A lot of time passes in Genesis 5. We see fathers and sons names and their ages when sons were sired. They lived a lot longer than we do now! In Moses 5 we receive far more detail about post-Eden lif

Please enjoy Dr. Jennifer Reeders 2021 Neal A. Maxwell Lecture! You can watch the address, with Dr. Reeders slides, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo7GR8ql_xY.

Adam fell that men might be. And men are that they might have joy. Lehis declaration in 2 Nephi 2 is transformative in Latter-day Saint theology, transforming an event portrayed often in negative t

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